ENGINEER/SCIENTIST
Job Overview
Summary
In addition to basic education requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower band, ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent grade level) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist serving as a leader and technical authority conceiving, planning and conducting pioneering research, development and test and evaluation for defense capabilities. (including, but not limited to, Electromagnetic Warfare, Counter Unmanned Systems, Launched Effects, Weapons, Ammunition, Tactical Ground Mobility, Soldier Survivability, and Hyper Enabled Operator, also supporting Small Unit Maneuver across all domains of battle.) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/general-mathematics-and-statistics-series-1501star/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Duties
You will support lifecycle program acquisition of SOF-p Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTandE) across ten geographically separated program management offices.You will be responsible for oversight of engineering processes and PEO priorities and require knowledge of systems engineering, software engineering, platform integration, modification, and DODI 5000.2 execution processes.You will serve as a recognized expert in technology development activities for advanced technology planning, research coordination, technology demonstrations and support; developmental systems engineering; and technical risk management.You will manage technical baselines, and advise PEO, DPEO, PMO leadership on all technical aspects of the system as prioritized by the PEO.You will represent top technical-level efforts in a major field of unexplored work where there is no controversial theory to guide experimentation.You will provide technical advice to top level Navy management and technical personnel, other agencies, and private organizations.You will serve on Navy, interagency, and technical society panels and committees of national or international scope.